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Private Japanese Phonetics Lessons Now Available!

Japanese Phonetics Index Page

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I am excited to announce the launch of...

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Live on YouTube!

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2023-06-26 00:02:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon Exclusive Livestream Tomorrow!

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I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be doing a two-hour Patreon exclusive livestream tomorrow from 9:00 AM, Japan time (check what time that will be in your t...

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Application deadline extended for Private Pitch-accent and Pronunciation lessons

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We've had a good response to the earlier post announcing the first phase ...

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Live on YouTube!

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2023-03-17 04:31:37 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon exclusive livestream tomorrow!

Good afternoon Patrons!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be doing a Patreon exclusive livestream tomorrow from 1:30 PM, Japan time (check what time that will be in your timezone <...

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Private Pitch-accent and Pronunciation lessons!

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Over the years, many patrons have asked for private lessons or have asked about getting individual feedback on their pitch accent. However, due to time constraints and ...

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Live on YouTube!

Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:

2023-02-28 00:00:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon exclusive livestream tomorrow!

Good afternoon Patrons!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be doing a Patreon exclusive livestream tomorrow from 9:00 AM, Japan time (check what time that will be in your timezone <...

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Live on YouTube!

Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:


2023-01-12 23:59:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon exclusive livestream tomorrow!

Good afternoon Patrons!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be doing a two hour, Patreon exclusive livestream tomorrow from 9:00 AM, Japan time (check what time that will be in your ...

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Japanese Phonetics 78 updated!

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This update brings high-quality native recordings to episode 78, where we continue looking at pitch-accent in honorifics.

2022-12-23 07:46:49 +0000 UTC View Post

Japanese Phonetics 77 Update: Pitch accent in honorifics

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Lesson 77 has been updated with high quality native recordings. This update also includes new examples illustrating an exception to one of the rules in the les...

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Japanese Phonetics #76—Pitch accent in long particle strings (Updated!)

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Lesson 76 has been updated with new, high-quality native recordings. This lesson takes a look at pitch accent in long particle strings like までは, からは, だは...

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Japanese Phonetics 75: Accent deletion and pre-accenting in long particles (Updated!)

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This update adds high-quality native recordings to episode 75, where we examine accent deletion and pre-accenting in long particles like ぐらい and しか.

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Update: Japanese Phonetics 74 (Multi-mora particles)

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This update adds native recordings to episode 74, where we start to look at pitch-accent change in multi-mora particles like から and まで.

2022-11-25 07:11:05 +0000 UTC View Post

Live on YouTube!

Good afternoon Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:


2022-11-22 04:30:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon exclusive livestream tomorrow!

Good afternoon Patrons!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be doing a Patreon exclusive livestream tomorrow from 1:30 PM, Japan time (check what time that will be in your timezone <...

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Japanese Phonetics 73 updated!

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This update brings native recordings to episode 73, where we explore pitch-accent change in adverbial counters.

2022-11-18 07:28:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Japanese Phonetics 72 updated!

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This update brings native recordings to episode 72, which looks at speaker variation in counters, heiban pronunciations of standard counters and 円, and how th...

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Japanese Phonetics 71 updated!

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Lesson 71 has been updated with native recordings and some information about a more recent phonetic shift. 

This episode covers the money counter, 円, in some detail...

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Japanese Phonetics 70 updated!

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This update brings native recordings to episode 70, which looks at so-called first-mora-high counters like 回 and 時間, plus some of the more common irregula...

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Japanese Phonetics 69 updated!

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This update brings native recordings to episode 69, which looks at an exception with the rule for Western counters, and two groups of regular counters.  View Post

Patreon-exclusive Dōgen merch discount code!

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In the last live stream I said there would be a Patreon-exclusive merch discount code. Unfortunately due to a problem with the merch platform, we weren't able ...

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Japanese Phonetics 68 updated!

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In this update we bring high-quality, native recordings to episode 68, the lesson where we start to look at pitch accent in counters. Specifically, this looks a...

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Live on YouTube!

Good morning Patrons! I hope this post finds you all well. Just wanted to let everyone know that we're currently live on YouTube at the following link:

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Phonetics Lessons 66 and 67 updated, plus a Patreon announcement!

Good afternoon, Patrons! I hope your studies are going well.

We have updated two more lessons with high-quality, native recordings. Lessons 66 and 67 both deal with pitch accent in numbers: L...

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Anki decks update!

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I am happy to bring you two new Anki decks put together by Patron Gambel. These decks cover the pitch accent conjugations for ...

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Phonetics Lessons 64 and 65 updated!

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We have updated two more lessons with high quality native recordings. Lesson 64 covers pitch accent in full names and names with titles, while lesson 65 is the first l...

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Phonetics Lessons 62 and 63 updated!

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Two more lessons have been updated with high quality native recordings. Both of these deal with names: Lesson 62 covers pitch accent in many common first names...

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